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Video Message from Mr. Qin Changwei, Secretary General of the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO (Full Speech)

9/09/2021
On Friday 13 August, UNESCO Beijing Office conducted a full-day staff retreat, in answer to an urgent call to press ahead the strategic development of the office through smart and joint planning. Such strategic planning was strongly supported by secretary-generals from national commissions of the 5 cluster countries. They offered valuable suggestions through their video messages to us. 

Speech

UNESCO calls for youth participation in constructing a green and accessible environment for all

The International Student Competition and International Academic Conference on Innovation for Green and Accessible Environment, co-organized by UNESCO Beijing Office and Wuhan University of Technology, was officially launched on 17 June 2022 in Wuhan. Professor Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office and UNESCO representative to China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, and Republic of Korea, attended the ceremony and delivered opening remarks. Around 300 participants representing the local government, academia, and other key stakeholders attended the launch ceremony and expressed their support for the event.

News
06/23/2022

Strengthening the Higher Education Sector in Mongolia Supported the Establishment of Mongolia National Information Center

On 8 June 2022, the Mongolia National Information Center (Mongolian National Centre for Educational Accreditation) held the official launch of the formal establishment of the centre with the support of UNESCO Beijing Office, UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok, Ministry of Education and Science and the Mongolia National Commission for UNESCO. The National Information Center (NIC) of Mongolia, sits in the Mongolian National Centre for Educational Accreditation, was established within the framework of the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education (known as the Tokyo Convention). The establishment of the Mongolia NIC was funded under the Korean Funds-in-Trust (KFIT) project in “Enhancing National Capacity to Foster Digital Citizenship Education in Asia-Pacific”.

News
06/20/2022

UNESCO Introduces Digital Competency Tools and Open Educational Resources in Mongolia

On 20 May 2022, UNESCO Education Sector and Communication and Information Sector jointly organized the Webinar on UNESCO’s Digital Competency Tools and Open Educational Resources (OER), with support of the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO.   Over 60 people attended the Webinar, representing the Mongolian Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Digital Development and Communication, universities, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Master Plan Working Group, General Authority for Education, Mongolian Institute for Educational Research, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Educational Information Technology Center, General Authority for Development of Persons with Disabilities, learning platform and development organizations, as well as civil society organizations.

News
05/30/2022

Digital Transformation of Engineering Ecosystem

Video Message for the ASEAN Engineering Digital Transformation Summit 2022 (ASEAN EDX 2022) In celebration of the World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED) 2022 Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Beijing Office 18 March 2022 (Friday) Organizers: The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), ASEAN Engineering Register (AER)

Speech
05/26/2022

Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible

Opening Address for the Webinar on Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible Organized by the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO  Shahbaz Khan, Director of UNESCO Beijing Office 30 March, 2022   Distinguished guests, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,   It is an honor for me to address you today on behalf of UNESCO BEIJING Office on the occasion of this webinar, Groundwater: making the invisible visible.  I thank the IWHR, IAHR, UNESCO World Water Assessment Program and GWP China for your kind invitation and effort in organizing this great event.   Ladies and gentlemen, Groundwater accounts for approximately 99% of all liquid freshwater on earth. It provides almost half of all drinking water worldwide, serving 38% of the world’s irrigated land and about 1/3 of water supply required for industry. It sustains ecosystems, maintains the baseflow of rivers and prevents land subsidence and seawater intrusion. Groundwater is an important part of climate change adaptation and is often a solution for people without access to safe water. It is central to the fight against poverty, to food and water security, to the creation of decent jobs, to socio-economic development, and to the resilience of societies and economies to climate change. Reliance on groundwater will only increase, mainly due to growing water demand by all sectors combined with increasing variation in rainfall patterns. It is a key resource for achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for 2030 — but is still weakly conceptualized in the SDG 6 (water and sanitation for all by 2030) indicators or insufficiently known to provide a reliable indicator value. Professional assessment of groundwater status, trends and risks is required to interpret the state / condition of the groundwater resources, whose sustainability is essential for achievement of SDG-6 Targets. Beside SDG-6, groundwater directly contributes to poverty eradication (Goal 1), food security (Goal 2), gender equality (Goal 5), sustainability of cities and human settlement (Goal 11), combating climate change (Goal 13) and protecting terrestrial ecosystems (Goal 15). Unfortunately, human activities (including population- and wealth growth), unsustainable patterns of development and climate variability are increasing pressure on groundwater resources; consequently, pollution and over-extraction problems are regularly reported in many parts of the world. Regardless of their importance and of evident threats - we still do not know sufficient about a state and current trends of the World’s groundwater resources. This natural resource is often poorly understood, and consequently undervalued, mismanaged and even abused. Invisible groundwater is out of sight and out of mind for most people. We need to take action by making the invisible visible. Groundwater is a hidden treasure that enriches our lives. In the context of growing water scarcity in many parts of the world, the vast potential of groundwater and the need to manage it carefully can no longer be overlooked. The United Nations General Assembly and the Human Rights Council both agree that fair access to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation are distinct human rights. Human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation are anticipated to be realized by UN member states' action plans and strategies, as well as groundwater protection and aquifer recharge, since groundwater is a vital component of water supply and sanitation. It is critical that countries commit to building an adequate and effective groundwater governance structure. This necessitates governments taking the lead and assuming responsibility for establishing and maintaining a fully functional governance structure, which adequately covers groundwater management in agriculture, human settlements, industry, ecosystems and climate change. It is also essential that this governance structure fully takes into account issues in regards to policy and planning, institutional capacity, laws, regulations and their enforcement, stakeholder participation, appropriate financing, transboundary aquifers, building and updating the knowledge base of groundwater. It is also the responsibility of countries to guarantee that their policies and objectives are suitably implemented within their regional context. Because of the common-good elements of groundwater, governments must assume their responsibility as resource custodians and ensure that access to and profit from groundwater is divided equitably and that the resource stays available for future generations.   Ladies and gentlemen, We must protect groundwater from overexploitation and pollution to use it sustainably, balancing the needs of people and the planet. The importance of groundwater is beginning to be acknowledged by the general public as a resource that has enabled human societies to thrive for millennia. To fully realize groundwater's potential, its value must be reflected in sustainable development policy making. It is our common responsibility to take substantial and concerted efforts to manage and use this precious resource sustainably, to make the invisible visible.   Thank you.

Speech
05/26/2022

Mongolia officially launches their national assessment of ROAM

On 19 May 2022, UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office in collaboration with the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO, launched the ROAM project in Mongolia to conduct the assessment of the digital landscape, using UNESCO’s Internet Universality ROAM-X Indicators and principles. The project is supported by the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC).

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05/20/2022
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